a good idea for a tank where you don't want outflow going down onto stems would be to use a spraybar instead of conventional outflow, if you can (like on a canister filter). if not, wherever you put...

yeah, like the previous comment says, i wouldn't, since milkweed sap is toxic to a lot of things. it might also diffuse into the water if you dropped a leaf in the tank and then it could potentially...

when you rinse your media (OP, commenter, anybody), don't rinse with tap water- rinse in the aquarium water you just siphoned out. if you use something like a python where this isn't too easy, rinse...

i think most people don't have a tank large enough. if you put a MH over say, a 20 gallon tank, the plants will only suffer unless you hang it waaaayyyy up. i've seen plenty of others with 80+ gallon...

i think they already have the animals mentioned in the tank.
yeah, i'd keep away from the GBRs for this setup, if you are looking to breed they'd probably start getting aggressive and killing things...

not graphite- that's in pencils. granite, like fancy rockwork and countertops. if you're wondering if it's inert, soak it in a bucket of water for a few weeks and check the parameters of the water as...

it's probably just bad stock. i wouldn't call dropsy common, but i wouldn't call it uncommon either. it's not an illness in and of itself, but more a symptom. sometimes it's contagious, so just keep...